Naoya Hatakeyama: A BIRD, BLAST #130
Naoya Hatakeyama: A BIRD, BLAST #130
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Naoya Hatakeyama, "A Bird, Blast #130"
In the photo that captured the moment of the explosion, a bird happened to be in the frame.
It condenses the narrative of time and vision surrounding that "coincidence," and encapsulates Naoya Hatakeyama's photographic vision.
This work depicts the explosion of immense energy and the intertwined existence of nature, all set against the backdrop of a limestone mine.
A bird crosses the scene as a single trajectory amidst the rock fragments and dust stirred up by the explosion, and the shimmering of the space.
Destruction and creation, silence and thunder, life and death—the sight of opposites intersecting in a single moment is...
It symbolizes the questions that Hatakeyama has consistently explored: "What is landscape?" and "How do human activities affect nature?"
Hatakeyama has intentionally excluded narrative elements from his photography in the past, but that approach is not apparent in this work.
The wavering of that gaze and the glimmer of emotion would later lead to the opportunity to photograph his hometown of Rikuzentakata.
"A BIRD BLAST #130" is also a book that marks a quiet turning point in Hatakeyama's expression.
Published in 2006 by Taka Ishii Gallery, limited to 1000 copies.
This work, which can be positioned as a chapter in the "Blast" series, presents Hatakeyama's thoughts on the fundamental themes of photography—time, matter, and recording—in the most condensed form.
[Title] A BIRD, BLAST #130
[Publisher] Taka Isii Gallery
[Publication Date] 2006
[Number of pages] 36 pages, 17 illustrations
[Size] Approximately 19.3 x 27.8 x 0.9 cm, 0.42 kg
[Format] Hardcover
[Title Reading] A Bird, Blast #130
[Author(s), Editor(s), etc.] Naoya Hatakeyama/Author, Rie Shimoda/Designer
[Printing] Inose Printing / Printing
[ISBN] None
[Condition] Used 【 4 】Fair to Below Average (Slight staining and slight yellowing on the top edge)
[Accessories] None
[Featured in] Kotaro Iizawa's "Photographic Thinking" and others.
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Naoya Hatakeyama (1958-)
Born in 1958 in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture.
He studied under Seiji Otsuji at the University of Tsukuba, and after graduating, he has been based in Tokyo, continuing to present works that explore the relationship between nature, the city, and photography.
He is particularly known for his works that feature artificial landscapes inherent in the Japanese landscape, such as the limestone quarries that spread near his birthplace, urban underground waterways, dams, and factories.
In 2001, he was selected as the Japanese representative for the Venice Biennale, and he has also addressed social themes, such as photographing his hometown of Rikuzentakata, which was affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.
He was awarded the Purple Ribbon Medal in 2015.
Currently, in addition to working as a photographer, he serves as a professor at the graduate school of Tokyo University of the Arts, dedicating himself to nurturing the next generation of photographers.
In 1997, he won the 22nd Kimura Ihei Photo Award for his photo collection "LIME WORKS."
In 2001, he won the 42nd Mainichi Arts Award for "Underground".
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